Cape Breton MLA Alfie MacLeod in hospital with infection

Alfie MacLeod, seen here in a 2013 campaign photo, has been hospitalized with an infection, says a release from the Progressive Conservative caucus. (CONTRIBUTED)

A veteran Nova Scotia MLA has been hospitalized.

Alfie MacLeod, who represents Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg, is in the Cape Breton Regional Hospital for treatment of a serious infection, said a news release issued Saturday morning.

“I am committed to a full recovery and resuming my MLA duties as soon as possible, but for now, my health and my family must come first,” MacLeod, 58, said in the release. “I fully expect to be back on the job full-time as soon as my health permits.”

The type of infection was not specified in the release, and MacLeod asked for privacy to be taken into account while he recovers.